WO2017031294A1 - Article composite comprenant un ensemble barrière multicouche et ses procédés de fabrication - Google Patents

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WO2017031294A1
WO2017031294A1 PCT/US2016/047517 US2016047517W WO2017031294A1 WO 2017031294 A1 WO2017031294 A1 WO 2017031294A1 US 2016047517 W US2016047517 W US 2016047517W WO 2017031294 A1 WO2017031294 A1 WO 2017031294A1
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Joseph C. Spagnola
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  • the present disclosure relates broadly to composite articles including a multilayer barrier assembly and methods of making the same.
  • Multilayer assemblies of polymers and oxides are deposited on flexible polymer films to make barrier films that are resistant to moisture permeation.
  • barrier films can be prepared by a variety of production methods, including liquid coating techniques such as solution coating, roll coating, dip coating, spray coating, spin coating; and coating techniques such as Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD), sputtering and vacuum processes for thermal evaporation of liquid and/or solid materials. Examples of such barrier films and processes can be found in U. S. Pat. Nos. 5,440,446 (Shaw et al); 5,877,895 (Shaw et al);
  • barrier films have a number of applications in the display, lighting, and solar markets as flexible replacements for glass encapsulating materials.
  • Solar technologies such as organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs), perovskite solar cells, and thin film solar cells like copper indium gallium di-selenide (CIGS) require protection from water vapor and oxygen, and need to be durable (e.g., to ultra-violet (UV) light) in outdoor environments.
  • OCVs organic photovoltaic devices
  • CGS copper indium gallium di-selenide
  • UV light ultra-violet
  • glass has been used as an encapsulating material for such solar devices because glass is a very good barrier to water vapor, is optically transparent, and is stable to UV light.
  • glass is heavy, brittle, difficult to make flexible, and difficult to handle.
  • barrier films, and other articles that include them that have superior durability with regard to light resistance and weatherability.
  • barrier films, and other articles that include them that have superior durability with regard to light resistance and weatherability.
  • flexible, transparent multilayer barrier films that have superior resistance to photodegradation and photo- oxidation.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article, the composite article comprising:
  • the multilayer barrier assembly comprising: a base polymer layer adjacent to the substrate, wherein the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate
  • each R 1 independently represents H or methyl
  • R 2 and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R 2 and R 3 may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms;
  • R 4 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms
  • top polymer layer bonded to the multilayer barrier assembly opposite the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a composite article, the method comprising sequentially:
  • the multilayer barrier assembly comprises:
  • the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate
  • each R 1 independently represents H or methyl
  • R 2 and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R 2 and R 3 may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms;
  • R 4 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms
  • composite articles according to the present disclosure may exhibit improved weatherability, especially with regard to sunlight and ultraviolet light, and resistance to interlayer delamination.
  • alkylene refers to a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical in which all the carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds.
  • bonded to and “bonding to” mean bonded/bonding either through direct contact or by a single layer of intervening material (e.g., an adhesive, adhesion promoting layer, or glue). While bonding may be temporary, it is preferably secure bonding, wherein bonded portions cannot be separated without mechanical tools and/or causing physical damage to one of the bonded portions.
  • intervening material e.g., an adhesive, adhesion promoting layer, or glue
  • (meth)acryl refers to either "acryl” or
  • methacryl or in the case where multiple “(meth)acryl” groups are present, it may also refer to combinations of acryl and methacryl.
  • (meth)acrylic polymer refers to a polymer containing at least one monomer unit derived from (meth)acrylic acid (e.g., a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester, a (meth)acrylamide, (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylonitrile).
  • transparent means transparent to visible light unless otherwise indicated.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-section showing an exemplary composite article 100 according to the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for making composite article 100.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-section of an exemplary composite article 100.
  • Composite article 100 includes layers arranged in the following order: substrate 112; base polymer layer 114; base inorganic barrier layer 115; optional multilayer barrier assembly 150; optional adhesion-modifying layer 118; top polymer layer 119, optional pressure -sensitive adhesive layer 120 and optional cover layer 122.
  • Optional multilayer barrier assembly 150 can include from 1 to 100 or more pairs of intermediate polymer layer 116 and intermediate inorganic barrier layer 117 disposed between base inorganic barrier layer 115 and top polymer layer 119.
  • Optional intermediate polymer layers 116 and intermediate inorganic barrier layers 117 may be arranged in alternating sequence (e.g., 116, 117, 116, 117), although in some embodiments the arrangement may differ.
  • adhesion-modifying layer 118 being positioned between optional intermediate inorganic barrier layer 117 and top polymer layer 119 in FIG. 1, it is to be understood that the adhesion-modifying layer can be disposed at any polymer-polymer or polymer-oxide interface. Specifically, the adhesion-modifying layer may be disposed between the substrate and the base polymer layer, between the base polymer layer and the base inorganic barrier layer, between the intermediate inorganic barrier layer and the top polymer layer, or above the top polymer layer, for example.
  • the substrate may be unitary or it may contain multiple components (e.g., layers). Examples of layers that may be included in the substrate include polymer films and adhesive (e.g., hot-melt adhesive and/or pressure-sensitive adhesive) layers. Optional adhesive layers of the substrate may be adjacent, or opposite, to the base polymer layer.
  • the substrate may be a polymer film or it may be some other article to be protected; for example, and optical or electronic article. Examples of articles include electronic displays (e.g., LED, plasma, electrophoretic, and LCD displays), electronic light sources (LED, OLED, and quantum dot light sources), thin film transistors (alone or in arrays), photovoltaic devices (e.g., solar cells), solar collectors, and combinations thereof.
  • Substrates that are polymer films may be transparent or non-transparent, e.g.., opaque.
  • Polymer films that are non-transparent may be formed from transparent polymers that contain fillers, such as titanium dioxide, silica, and alumina.
  • Substrates that include polymer films may be transmissive to ultraviolet light (UV), visible light
  • polyesters e.g., polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN)
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PEN polyethylene naphthalate
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PET polycarbonate
  • PEN polymethyl methacrylate
  • PEN polyethylene naphthalate
  • the substrate is a polyester or heat-stabilized polyester film.
  • Suitable polymer film substrates are commercially available from a variety of sources.
  • Polyimides are available, for example, from E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware, under the trade designation KAPTON (e.g., KAPTON E or KAPTON H); from Kaneka North America LLC, Pasadena, California, under the trade designation APICAL AV; from UBE America Inc., Wixom, Michigan under the trade designation UPILEX.
  • KAPTON e.g., KAPTON E or KAPTON H
  • APICAL AV e.g., GTEX
  • Polyethersulfones are available, for example, from Sumitomo Chemical Co., Tokyo, Japan.
  • Polyetherimide s are available, for example, from General Electric Company, Fairfield, Connecticut, under the trade designation ULTEM.
  • Polyesters such as PET are available, for example, from DuPont Teijin Films, Hopewell, Virginia. Further details are described in U. S.
  • the substrate may have any thickness.
  • the substrate has a thickness of at least 0.005, 0.01, 0.02, 0.025, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.1, 0.1 1, 0.12, or 0.13 mm.
  • the polymer film preferably has a thickness of from 0.01 mm to 1 mm, more preferably, from 0.02 mm to 0.5 mm, and more preferably from 0.05 mm to 0.25 mm. Thicknesses outside these ranges may also be useful, depending on the application.
  • Substrate thicknesses greater than 0.025, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, or 0.1 mm may be preferred for handling purposes or in applications in which the composite article serves to electrically insulate electrical and electronic components in addition to providing a barrier to water vapor and/or oxygen.
  • the composite article is flexible and substantially transparent (e.g., to visible light).
  • the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(m
  • Each R 1 independently represents H or methyl.
  • R 2 and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl), or R 2 and R 3 taken together may form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms (e.g., ethan- l,2-diyl, propan-l,3-diyl, butan-l,4-diyl, 2-methylpropane-l,3-diyl, pentan-1,5- diyl, hexan-l,6-diyl, and 2,2-dimethylpentan-l,3-diyl).
  • R 2 and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, or butyl), or R 2 and R 3 taken together may form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms (e.g., ethan- l,
  • R 4 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
  • R 2 and R 3 are methyl.
  • R 1 is H
  • R 4 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • Di(meth)acrylates according to Formula I can be obtained commercially or obtained by known methods.
  • di(meth)acrylates according to Formula I can be made by reaction of the corresponding diols with (meth)acryloyl chloride, (meth)acrylic acid, and/or methyl (meth)acrylate.
  • the diols can be made by the acetalation reaction of trimethylolalkanes such as trimethylolethane and trimethylolpropane, with hydroxypivalaldehyde (also referred to as hydroxypivaldehyde and 2,2- dimethyl-3-hydroxypropanal).
  • a di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I has the structure
  • R 1 is as previously defined, preferably H.
  • R 1 is H (i.e., the diacrylate of the acetal diol from hydroxypivalaldehyde and trimethylolpropane, which is also referred to as 2-propenic acid, [2- [l,l-dimethyl-2-[(l-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]ethyl]-5-ethyl-l,3-dioxan-5-yl] methyl ester), it is commercially available as KAYARAD R-604 from Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Preferred
  • di(meth)acrylates of Formula I include those where R 1 is H and R 2 and R 3 are methyl.
  • the polymers formed by the polymerization or curing of di(meth)acrylates represented by Formula I may have exceptionally high glass transition temperatures, e.g., the glass transition temperature of the polymer formed from the polymerization of the diacrylate of the acetal diol from
  • the polymers formed by the polymerization or curing of di(meth)acrylates represented by Formula I can provide composite articles with improved high temperature performance. This can be very beneficial in applications where high temperatures are encountered, for example, either during installation of the composite articles or during operation of electronic devices that are protected from moisture vapor by the composite articles. Attachment of barrier films to photovoltaic cells, electronic displays, and electronic light sources may require the use of thermoplastic laminating film adhesives or thermosetting adhesives, which require elevated temperatures for bonding. Composite articles that serve as barriers for high intensity light sources and photovoltaic cells in which the solar radiation is concentrated by parabolic mirrors, for example, must withstand high temperatures.
  • the base polymer layer, optional intermediate polymer layer(s), and top polymer layer may comprise a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I.
  • the polymerizable components used to form the respective polymer layer comprise at least 25 percent, at least 30 percent, at least 35 percent, at least 40 percent, at least 45 percent, at least 50 percent, at least 55 percent, at least 60 percent, at least 65 percent, at least 70 percent, at least 75 percent, at least 80 percent, at least 85 percent, at least 90 percent, at least 95 percent, at least 99 percent, or even 100 percent of at least one
  • the base and any intermediate polymer layers independently comprise polymerized reaction products of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I, hereinbefore.
  • Additional monomers may be combined with the at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I.
  • additional monomers and oligomers include (meth)acrylic monomers described below in reference to the optional intermediate polymer layer(s).
  • Preferred additional monomers are neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate and the di(meth)acrylate of the hydroxypivalate mono- ester of neopentyl glycol, of which the diacrylate is also referred to as hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol diacrylate or 3-[2,2-dimethyl-l-oxo-3-[(l-oxoallyl)oxy]propoxy]-2,2-dimethylpropyl acrylate.
  • Copolymers formed from the polymerization of di(meth)acrylates of Formula I, such as the diacrylate of the acetal diol from hydroxypivalaldehyde and trimethylolpropane, with neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate and/or the di(meth)acrylate of the hydroxypivalate mono-ester of neopentyl glycol can possess higher glass transitions temperatures that those of the homopolymer of neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate (the glass transition of the diacrylate is reported to be 107 °C) and the homopolymer of the di(meth)acrylate of the hydroxypivalate mono-ester of neopentyl glycol (the glass transition of the diacrylate is reported to be 115 °C).
  • the copolymers can impart improved resistance to degradation by light, i.e., light resistance, weatherability, and high temperature performance to the composite articles.
  • an additional monomer combined with the at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I is the di(meth)acrylate of the hydroxypivalate mono-ester of neopentyl glycol. In some embodiments, an additional monomer combined with the at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I is neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate.
  • the polymerizable components used to form the respective polymer layer may contain less than 75 percent, less than 70 percent, less than 65 percent, less than 60 percent, less than 55 percent, less than 50 percent, less than 45 percent, less than 40 percent, less than 35 percent, less than 30 percent, less than 25 percent, less than 20 percent, less than 15 percent, less than 10 percent, less than 5 percent, or even less than 1 percent of neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate.
  • acrylates and mixtures of acrylates and methacrylates is typically preferable relative to methacrylates alone when faster polymerization or curing is desired, which is often the case for economical, web-based processes.
  • the base polymer layer can be prepared by vapor deposition and subsequent polymerization of corresponding monomer(s) and oligomer(s); for example, as described hereinbelow.
  • the base, intermediate, and top polymer layers can be independently formed by applying respective layers of a polymerizable monomer(s) and/or oligomer(s) and polymerizing (generally resulting in a crosslinked polymer network) each layer to form the corresponding polymer.
  • deposition techniques include flash evaporation and vapor deposition.
  • Polymerization of the monomer(s) and/or oligomers(s) can be effected using an electron beam apparatus, UV light source, electrical discharge apparatus or other suitable device. In preferred embodiments, the deposition and
  • the base polymer layer can be applied, for example, to the substrate, and the optional intermediate polymer layer can be applied to the base inorganic barrier layer.
  • the materials and methods useful for forming the base and intermediate polymer layers may be independently selected to be the same or different.
  • the base and any intermediate polymer layers independently comprise polymerized reaction products of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate represented by Formula I, hereinbefore.
  • polymerizable layers can be applied to the substrate, and/or any inorganic barrier layer(s) that may be also present, by flash evaporation and/or vapor deposition of polymerizable monomers and/or oligomers followed by polymerization and/or crosslinking in situ.
  • the polymer layers and inorganic barrier layer(s) are sequentially deposited in a single pass vacuum coating operation with no interruption to the coating process.
  • Enhanced barrier properties may be observed when the polymer layers and inorganic barrier layer(s) are sequentially vapor deposited without any coating-side contact with rollers or other solid surfaces until after the deposition of the top polymer layer.
  • the coating efficiency of the base polymer layer can be improved, for example, by cooling the substrate. Similar techniques can also be used to improve the coating efficiency of subsequent polymer layers.
  • the monomer and/or oligomer useful for forming the base and/or intermediate polymer layers and top polymer layer can also be applied using conventional coating methods such as roll coating (e.g., gravure roll coating), die coating, inkjet coating, or spray coating (e.g., example, electrostatic spray coating).
  • the base polymer layer, intermediate polymer layer(s), and top polymer layer can also be formed by applying a layer containing an oligomer or polymer in solvent and then removing the solvent using conventional techniques (e.g., at least one of heat or vacuum). Plasma polymerization may also be employed.
  • the top polymer layer comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer that has a glass transition temperature of at least 80 °C, at least 90 °C, at least 100 °C, at least 110 °C, at least 120 °C, at least 130 °C, at least 140 °C, at least 150 °C, at least 160 °C, at least 170 °C, or at least 180 °C.
  • (Meth)acrylic polymers that have a glass transition temperature of at least 110 °C, at least 120 °C, at least 130 °C, at least 140 °C, or at least 150 °C are preferred.
  • the (meth)acrylic polymer of the top polymer layer is formed from the polymerization of monomers comprising the di(meth)acrylate of the hydroxypivalate mono-ester of neopentyl glycol.
  • the (meth)acrylic polymer of the top polymer layer is formed from the polymerization of monomers comprising (meth)acrylates that contain cycloaliphatic groups, which optionally may contain the heteroatoms, N, O, and S, wherein from 6 to 12 atoms, exclusive of substituent atoms, form the ring(s).
  • the 6 to 12 atoms that form the ring(s) are bonded by single bonds.
  • 6 to 12 carbon atoms and no heteroatoms form the ring(s).
  • the cycloaliphatic group is monocyclic or poly cyclic (e.g., bicyclic or tricyclic).
  • the (meth)acrylates that contain cycloaliphatic groups are selected from at least one of
  • tricyclodecanedimethanol di(meth)acrylate di(meth)acrylate of acetal diol formed from the acetalation of trimethylolpropane with hydroxypivalaldehyde (i.e., the di(meth)acrylate of the acetal diol from hydroxypivalaldehyde and trimethylolpropane), tris(2-hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate tri(meth)acrylate, cyclohexanedimethanol di(meth)acrylate, and isobornyl methacrylate.
  • the (meth)acrylic polymer of the top polymer layer is formed from the polymerization of polymerizable components comprising at least 50 percent, at least 55 percent, at least 60 percent, at least 65 percent, at least 70 percent , at least 75 percent, at least 80 percent, at least 85 percent, at least 90 percent, at least 95 percent, or even 100 percent by weight of tricyclodecanedimethanol di(meth)acrylate.
  • the inorganic barrier layer(s), which can be the same or different, can be formed from a variety of materials.
  • Useful materials include metals, metal oxides, metal nitrides, metal carbides, metal oxynitrides, metal oxyborides, and combinations thereof.
  • Exemplary metal oxides include silicon oxides such as silica, aluminum oxides such as alumina, titanium oxides such as titania, indium oxides, tin oxides, indium tin oxide (ITO), tantalum oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc oxides, niobium oxide, hafnium oxides, and combinations thereof.
  • ITO inorganic barrier layers
  • Inorganic barrier layer(s) can be formed, for example, using techniques employed in the film metallizing art such as sputtering (e.g., cathode or planar magnetron sputtering, dual AC planar magnetron sputtering or dual AC rotatable magnetron sputtering), evaporation (for example, resistive or electron beam evaporation and energy enhanced analogs of resistive or electron beam evaporation including ion beam and plasma assisted deposition), chemical vapor deposition, plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, atomic layer deposition, and electroplating.
  • the inorganic barrier layers are formed using sputtering, for example, reactive sputtering.
  • Enhanced barrier properties may be observed when the inorganic barrier layer is formed by a high energy deposition technique such as sputtering compared to lower energy techniques such as thermal evaporation vapor deposition processes. Enhanced barrier properties may be observed when the inorganic barrier layer is formed with minimal defects by a vapor deposition technique such as atomic layer deposition.
  • the materials, thicknesses, and methods used for forming the inorganic barrier layers may be independently selected to be the same or different.
  • the inorganic barrier layers can respectively be referred to as the "base inorganic barrier layer” and "intermediate inorganic barrier layer(s)". Additional polymer layers may be present in between additional inorganic barrier layers.
  • a multilayer barrier assembly may contain alternating intermediate polymer layer/intermediate inorganic barrier layer pairs disposed on the base inorganic barrier layer.
  • the barrier film can include any number of such layered pairs.
  • various types of optional layers may be present between the layered pairs.
  • each inorganic barrier layer will typically depend in part on the nature and surface topography of the underlying layer and on the desired optical properties for the barrier film.
  • the inorganic barrier layer(s) may have a homogeneous or inhomogeneous composition (e.g., having a composition gradient).
  • Inorganic barrier layers typically are sufficiently thick so as to be continuous, and sufficiently thin so as to ensure that the composite articles (e.g., barrier films and assemblies) disclosed herein will have the desired degree of visible light transmission and flexibility.
  • the physical thickness (as opposed to the optical thickness) of each inorganic barrier layer may be, for example, about 3 nanometers (nm) to about 150 nm (in some embodiments, about 4 nm to about 75 nm).
  • the inorganic barrier layer typically has an average transmission over the visible portion of the spectrum of at least about 75% (in some embodiments at least about 80, 85, 90, 92, 95, 97, or 98%) measured along the normal axis. In some embodiments, the inorganic barrier layer has an average transmission over a range of 400 nm to 1400 nm of at least about 75% (in some embodiments at least about 80, 85, 90, 92, 95, 97, or 98%).
  • Useful inorganic barrier layers typically are those that do not interfere with absorption of visible or infrared light, for example, by photovoltaic cells.
  • Optional intermediate polymer layers may be the same as or different from the base polymer layer.
  • Suitable materials may include any materials suitable for use as the base polymer layer and/or the top polymer layer.
  • (Meth)acrylate monomers may be used for forming the base polymer layer, the optional intermediate polymer layer(s), and the top polymer layer, for example.
  • Volatilizable (meth)acrylate monomers are useful in the flash evaporation and vapor deposition of monomer(s) followed by polymerization to form the polymer layer(s).
  • Volatilizable (meth)acrylate monomers may have a molecular weight in the range from about 150 to about 600 grams per mole, or, in some embodiments, from about 200 to about 600 grams per mole, although molecular weights outside of these ranges may also be volatilizable.
  • Volatilizable (meth)acrylate monomers preferably have vapor pressures at 25 °C less than approximately 20 micrometers Hg (2.7 Pa).
  • vapor pressures at 25 °C less than approximately 20 micrometers Hg (2.7 Pa).
  • condensation of the monomer to form a layer or film on the substrate or any inorganic barrier layer typically requires uneconomical, slow coating speeds and/or has too low an efficiency for practical coating operations.
  • Adequate efficiency may not be obtained until the surface of the substrate is cooled below the freezing point of the monomer (e.g., in the case of neopentyl glycol diacrylate, the freezing point is 6 °C), in which case the monomer may not polymerize properly. If the vapor pressure of the monomer is extremely low, exceptionally high temperatures may be required to evaporate sufficient material for forming a coating (i.e., polymerizable layer), on the substrate or any inorganic barrier layer at a reasonable coating speed. High temperatures may lead to thermal decomposition or premature polymerization/curing of monomers and/or oligomers.
  • Hg (2.7 Pa) at 25 °C) with other monomers that have vapor pressures less than 20 micrometers Hg (2.7 Pa) at 25 °C may be amenable to vapor deposition onto webs.
  • coating a mixture requires a lower rate of condensation of the more volatile monomer (wt. of more volatile monomer condensed per unit of time) relative to coating only the more volatile monomer.
  • the rate of crystallization of the more volatile monomer may be retarded or its freezing point may be suppressed in the mixture relative to the more volatile monomer alone.
  • Exemplary useful (meth)acrylates include hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, ethoxyethyl
  • RDX80095 from Cytec Industries Inc.
  • (meth)acryloxysilanes e.g., methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane from Gelest, Inc.
  • Additional useful (meth)acrylate monomers for forming the base polymer layer, optional intermediate layer(s), and the top polymer layer include urethane (meth)acrylates (e.g., urethane acrylates available as CN-968 and CN-983 from Sartomer Co., Exton, Pennsylvania), dipentaerythritol penta(meth)acrylate (e.g., dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate available as SR-399 from Sartomer Co.), epoxy (meth)acrylates blended with styrene (e.g., epoxy acrylate blended with styrene available as CN-120S80 from Sartomer Co.), ditrimethylolpropane tetra(meth)acrylate (e.g., ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylate available as SR-355 from Sartomer Co.), 1,3-butylene glycol di(meth)acrylate (e.g., 1,3-buty
  • (meth)acrylate esters e.g., alkoxylated trifunctional acrylate ester available as SR-9008 from Sartomer Co.
  • ethoxylated bisphenol A di(meth)acrylates e.g., ethoxylated (4) bisphenol A dimethacrylate available as CD-450 from Sartomer Co.
  • cyclohexanedimethanol di(meth)acrylate esters e.g., cyclohexanedimethanol diacrylate esters available as CD-406 from Sartomer Co.
  • acrylates and mixtures of acrylates with methacrylates is typically preferable relative to methacrylates alone when faster polymerization or curing is desired, which is often the case for economical, web-based processes, with the exception of fluorinated methacrylates, which are already typically fast curing.
  • polymerizable monomers that may be useful for forming any of the base polymer layer, optional intermediate polymer layer(s), and the top polymer layers include vinyl ethers, vinyl naphthalene, acrylonitrile, combinations thereof, and combinations with the foregoing (meth)acrylate monomers hereinabove.
  • Photoinitiators and/or thermal initiators may be added to the polymerizable monomers that are polymerized to form the base polymer layer, optional intermediate polymer layer(s), and top polymer layer. If present, these initiators are typically present at levels of 0.1 to 5.0 weight percent of the polymerizable monomers, although this is not a requirement.
  • the desired thickness of the base polymer layer will typically depend in part on the nature and surface topography of the substrate.
  • the thickness of the base, and optional intermediate polymer layer(s) will typically be sufficient to minimize defects and discontinuities, and provide a smooth surface to which inorganic barrier layer can be applied subsequently.
  • the base polymer layer may have a thickness of a few nanometers (nm) (e.g., 2 or 3 nm) to about 5 micrometers or more.
  • the thickness of the intermediate polymer layer(s), and/or the top polymer layer may also be in this range and may, in some embodiments, be thinner than the base polymer layer, and in some embodiments thicker than the base polymer layer.
  • the individual thickness of the base polymer layer, intermediate polymer layer(s), and/or top polymer layer may be from 180 nm to 1500 nm.
  • At least one optional adhesion modifying layer is included in the composite article.
  • the optional adhesion-modifying layer is an adhesion- promoting layer, which improves the moisture-resistance of composite article and the peel strength adhesion of the composite article, for example.
  • Surface treatments or tie layers can be applied between any of the polymer layers or inorganic barrier layers, for example, to improve smoothness or adhesion.
  • Useful surface treatments include electrical discharge in the presence of a suitable reactive or non-reactive atmosphere (e.g., plasma, glow discharge, corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge or atmospheric pressure discharge); chemical pretreatment; or flame pretreatment.
  • Exemplary useful tie layers include a separate polymeric layer or a metal-containing layer such as a layer of metal, metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride.
  • the tie layer may have a thickness of a few nanometers (nm) (e.g., 1 or 2 nm) to about 50 nm or more.
  • the adhesion-modifying layer is a release layer, which may provide for temporary protection of the inorganic barrier layer.
  • exemplary materials for the layers of composite article are identified below and in the Examples.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram of a system 222 illustrating an exemplary process for making composite article 100.
  • System 222 is under vacuum and includes a chilled drum 224 for receiving and moving the substrate, as represented by film 1 12, providing a moving web.
  • Film 1 12 can be surface-modified using optional plasma treater 240.
  • an evaporator 228 applies polymerizable material (e.g., monomers and/or oligomers) 229, which is cured by curing unit 230 to form base polymer layer 1 14 as drum 224 advances the film in a direction shown by arrow 225.
  • An oxide sputter unit 232 applies an oxide to form base inorganic barrier layer 1 15 as drum 224 advances film 112.
  • drum 224 can rotate in a reverse direction opposite arrow 225 and then advance film 1 12 again to apply additional alternating polymer and inorganic barrier layers, and that sub-process can be repeated for as many alternating layers as desired or needed.
  • drum 224 further advances the film, and an evaporator 234 optionally deposits an adhesion-modifying layer 118.
  • Drum 224 further advances the film, and an evaporator 236 deposits the polymerizable material (e.g., monomer and/or oligomers) 237.
  • Polymerizable material 237 is polymerized by curing unit 238 to form top polymer layer 1 19.
  • Optional adhesion-modifying layer 1 18 and top polymer layer 1 19 can be prepared separately.
  • optional adhesion-modifying layer 1 18 and polymerizable material 237 can be cured together by curing unit 238.
  • Top polymer layer 1 19 can include, for example, a radiation cured monomer (e.g., a (meth)acrylic polymer).
  • evaporators 228, 236 include ultrasonic atomizers.
  • adhesion-modifying layers may be present at any interface, as described above.
  • Adhesion- modifying layers may be adhesion- promoting layers or release layers.
  • System 222 may comprise additional evaporators and/or curing units or the location of the existing evaporators/curing units may be altered.
  • drum 224 can rotate in a reverse direction opposite arrow 225 and then advance film 1 12 again to apply the additional alternating oxide, adhesion-modifying layer, and polymer layer. This sub-process can be repeated for as many alternating layers as desired or needed.
  • polymerizable materials 229 and 237 may contain minor amounts of adhesion modifying materials that may preferentially migrate to one or both major surfaces of polymer layers 1 14, 1 16, and/or 1 19 to form adhesion modifying layers.
  • Adhesion-promoting materials often have at least one moiety that is reactive with or capable of non-reactive interaction with at least one adjacent layer.
  • the moieties are reactive and/or capable of non-reactive interaction with both adjacent layers.
  • Exemplary materials for use in the adhesion-promoting layer include, for example, organosilanes (e.g., silane coupling agents,
  • trialkoxysilanes trihalosilanes, triacetoxysilanes, cyclic azasilanes, and amino-functional organosilanes
  • hydroxamic acids phosphoric acid esters, phosphonic acid esters, phosphonic acids, zirconates, titanates, all of which may have additional reactive groups such as, for example, (meth)acryloxy and epoxy.
  • suitable adhesion-promoting materials include those described in PCT Pat. Publ. Nos.
  • the adhesion-promoting layer is a silane coupling agent (typically an organosilane).
  • a characteristic of this type of material is its ability to react with metal -hydroxyl (metal - OH) groups on a freshly sputter deposited metal inorganic barrier layer, such as, for example, a freshly sputtered S1O2 layer with surface hydroxyl-silanol (Si-OH) groups.
  • metal -OH metal -hydroxyl
  • Si-OH surface hydroxyl-silanol
  • adhesion between the release layer and at least one adjacent layer is low enough to enable the removal of said adjacent layer under appropriate conditions, but not so low that the layers prematurely separate by forces normally encountered in normal handling and processing operations.
  • exemplary materials used in the release layer include silicones, fluorinated materials (e.g., monomers, oligomers, or polymers containing fluoroalkyl, fluoroalkylene, and/or perfluoropolyether moieties), soluble materials, and alkyl chains (e.g., straight, branched, and/or cyclic hydrocarbon moieties containing 14-36 carbon atoms).
  • one or more of the polymer layers (e.g., the base polymer layer, optional intermediate polymer layer(s), or top polymer layer) in the composite article can be formed from co- depositing a silane (e.g., an aminosilane, (meth)acryloxy silane, or cyclic azasilane) and a radiation- curable monomer (e.g., any of the (meth)acrylates listed above).
  • a silane e.g., an aminosilane, (meth)acryloxy silane, or cyclic azasilane
  • a radiation- curable monomer e.g., any of the (meth)acrylates listed above.
  • Co-depositing includes co-evaporating and evaporating a mixture of the silane and the monomer.
  • Cyclic azasilanes are ring compounds, wherein at least one of the ring members is a nitrogen and at least one of the ring members is a silicon, and wherein the ring contains at least one nitrogen-to-silicon bond.
  • suitable cyclic azasilanes can be found in U. S. Publ. Pat. Appl. No. 2013/0887723 (Weigel et al.)
  • one or more of the polymer layers may contain at least one ultraviolet light absorber (UVA), hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), and/or anti -oxidant.
  • UVA ultraviolet light absorber
  • HALS hindered amine light stabilizer
  • useful multilayer barrier assemblies comprise inorganic/organic multilayers as described in U. S. Pat. No. 7,018,713 (Padiyath et al.).
  • Useful multilayer constructions and/or methods useful for their construction can also be found, for example, in U. S. Pat. Nos.
  • the polymer layers, (e.g., base, intermediate, top) and inorganic barrier layer(s) and/or the substrate may be insulated from the environment.
  • the multilayer barrier assembly and substrate are insulated when they have no interface with the air surrounding the assembly.
  • the major surface of the substrate can be treated to improve adhesion to the multilayer barrier assembly.
  • Useful surface treatments include electrical discharge in the presence of a suitable reactive or non-reactive atmosphere (e.g., plasma, glow discharge, corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge or atmospheric pressure discharge); chemical pretreatment; or flame pretreatment.
  • a separate adhesion promotion layer may also be formed between the major surface of the substrate and the multilayer barrier assembly.
  • the adhesion promotion layer can be, for example, a separate polymeric layer or a metal -containing layer such as a layer of metal, metal oxide, metal nitride or metal oxynitride.
  • the adhesion promotion layer may have a thickness of a few nanometers (nm) (e.g., 1 or 2 nm) to about 50 nm, or more.
  • nm nanometers
  • one side (that is, one major surface) of the substrate can be treated to enhance adhesion to the multilayer barrier assembly, and the other side (that is, major surface) can be treated to enhance adhesion to a device to be covered or an encapsulant (e.g., EVA) that covers such a device.
  • EVA encapsulant
  • both sides are surface treated (e.g., with the same or different pretreatments), and for other substrates only one side is surface treated.
  • Composite articles according to the present disclosure may further comprise an optional cover layer (e.g., a weatherable top sheet), which may be mono- or multi-layered.
  • this optional cover layer is preferably flexible and transmissive to visible and/or infrared light and comprises organic film-forming polymers, although this is not a requirement.
  • Useful materials that can form weatherable sheets include polyesters, polycarbonates, polyethers, polyimides, polyolefins,
  • the cover layer In embodiments wherein the electronic device is, for example, a solar device, it is typically desirable for the cover layer to be resistant to degradation by ultraviolet (UV) light and weatherable. Photo-oxidative degradation caused by UV light (e.g., in a range from 280 to 400 nm) may result in color change and deterioration of optical and mechanical properties of polymer films.
  • UV light e.g., in a range from 280 to 400 nm
  • the weatherable sheets described herein can provide, for example, a durable, weatherable topcoat for a photovoltaic device.
  • the substrates are generally abrasion and impact resistant and can prevent degradation of, for example, photovoltaic devices when they are exposed to outdoor elements.
  • Useful materials for the optional cover layer include ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymers (ETFE), ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymers (ECTFE), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymers (FEP), tetrafluoroethylene-perfluorovinyl ether copolymers (PFA, MFA), tetrafluoroethylene- hexafluoropropylene-vinylidene fluoride copolymers (THV), polyvinylidene fluoride homo and copolymers (PVDF), blends thereof, and blends of these and other fluoropolymers.
  • ETFE ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymers
  • ECTFE ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymers
  • FEP tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymers
  • PFA, MFA tetrafluoroethylene
  • Fluoropolymers typically comprise homo or copolymers of ethylene, alpha-olefins, vinyl ethers, tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), vinylidene difluoride (VDF), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), other fully fluorinated or partially fluorinated olefinic monomers, or other halogen-containing olefinic monomers. Many of these fluoropolymers are resistant to degradation by UV light in the absence of ultraviolet light absorbers (UVA), hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS), and anti -oxidants.
  • UVA ultraviolet light absorbers
  • HALS hindered amine light stabilizers
  • useful flexible, visible and infrared light-transmissive cover layers comprise multilayer films having one or more fluorinated polymer (i.e., fluoropolymer) layers.
  • Multilayer films may have different fluoropolymers in different layers or may include at least one layer of fluoropolymer and at least one layer of a non-fluorinated polymer.
  • Multilayer films can comprise a few layers (e.g., at least 2 or 3 layers) or can comprise at least 100 layers (e.g., in a range from 100 to 2000 total layers or more).
  • Many useful fluoropolymers and/or fluoropolymer films can be commercially obtained, for example, from E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Delaware, as TEFZEL ETFE and
  • TEDLAR and films made from resins available from Dyneon LLC, Oakdale, Minnesota, under the trade designations DYNEON ETFE, DYNEON THV, DYNEON FEP, and DYNEON PVDF, from St. Gobain Performance Plastics, Wayne, New Jersey, as NORTON ETFE, from Asahi Glass as CYTOPS, and from Denka Kagaku Kogyo KK, Tokyo, Japan as DENKA DX FILM.
  • Cover Layers comprising fluoropolymers can also include non-fluorinated materials.
  • a blend of polyvinylidene fluoride and polymethyl methacrylate can be used.
  • Some useful cover layers other than fluoropolymers are reported to be resistant to degradation by UV light in the absence of added UVA, HALS, and/or antioxidants.
  • certain resorcinol isophthalate/terephthalate copolyarylates for example, those described in U. S. Pat. Nos. 3,444, 129 (Young, Jr. et al.); 3,460,961 (Young, Jr. et al.); 3,492,261 (Young, Jr. et al.); and 3,503,779 (Young, Jr. et al.) are reported to be weatherable.
  • the optional cover layer can be treated to improve adhesion (e.g., to a pressure-sensitive adhesive).
  • Useful surface treatments include electrical discharge in the presence of a suitable reactive or non-reactive atmosphere (e.g., plasma, glow discharge, corona discharge, dielectric barrier discharge or atmospheric pressure discharge); chemical pretreatment (e.g., using alkali solution and/or liquid ammonia); flame pretreatment; or electron beam treatment.
  • a separate adhesion promotion layer may also be formed between the major surface of the cover layer and the PSA.
  • the cover layer may be a fluoropolymer sheet that has been coated with a PSA and subsequently irradiated with an electron beam to form a chemical bond between the sheet and the pressure sensitive adhesive; see, e.g., U. S. Pat. No. 6,878,400 (Y amanaka et al.).
  • Some useful fluoropolymer sheets that are surface treated are commercially available, for example, from St. Gobain Performance Plastics as NORTON ETFE.
  • the cover layer has a thickness from about 0.01 mm to about 1 mm, in some embodiments, from about 0.025 mm to about 0.25 mm or from 0.025 mm to 0.15 mm.
  • the cover layer may be adhered to the top polymer layer by an optional adhesive layer, preferably a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer.
  • PSA pressure-sensitive adhesive
  • PSAs are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art to possess properties including the following: (1) aggressive and permanent tack, (2) adherence with no more than finger pressure, (3) sufficient ability to hold onto an adherend, and (4) sufficient cohesive strength to be cleanly removable from the adherend.
  • Materials that have been found to function well as PSAs are polymers designed and formulated to exhibit the requisite viscoelastic properties resulting in a desired balance of tack, peel adhesion, and shear holding power.
  • PSAs useful for practicing the present disclosure typically do not readily flow and have sufficient barrier properties to provide slow or minimal infiltration of oxygen and moisture through the adhesive bond line, although this is not a requirement.
  • the PSAs disclosed herein are generally transmissive to visible and infrared light such that they do not interfere with absorption of visible light, for example, by photovoltaic cells.
  • the PSAs may have an average transmission over the visible portion of the spectrum of at least about 75 percent (in some embodiments at least about 80, 85, 90, 92, 95, 97, or 98 percent) measured along the normal axis.
  • the PSA has an average transmission over a range of 400 nm to 1400 nm of at least about 75 percent (in some embodiments at least about 80, 85, 90, 92, 95, 97, or 98 percent).
  • Exemplary PSAs include acrylics, silicones, polyisobutylenes, polyurethanes, polyureas, and combinations thereof.
  • Some useful commercially available PSAs include UV curable PSAs such as those available from Adhesive Research, Inc., Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, as ARCLEAR 90453 and ARCLEAR 90537, and acrylic optically clear PSAs available, for example, from 3M
  • one or more stabilizers may be added to the cover layer and/or adhesive layer to further improve resistance to UV light.
  • stabilizers include at least one of ultraviolet light absorbers (UVAs) (e.g., red shifted UV absorbers), hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS), or antioxidants.
  • UVAs ultraviolet light absorbers
  • HALS hindered amine light stabilizers
  • the cover layer need not include a UVA or HALS.
  • Exemplary UVAs include benzophenone compounds (e.g., 2-hydroxy-4-octoxybenzophenone, and 2-hydroxy-methoxy-5- sulfobenzophenone), benzotriazole compounds (e.g., 2-(2'-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)benzotriazole.
  • Exemplary HALS compounds include phenyl salicylate and p-(t-butyl)phenyl salicylate.
  • the UVA and/or HALS component(s) is/are added in an amount of 1-50 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer or polymerized components of the cover layer or adhesive layer. Further details concerning suitable UVA and HALS compounds, and antioxidants can be found in U. S. Pat. Appl. Publ. No. 2012/0003448 Al (Weigel et al).
  • the composite articles of the present disclosure are encapsulated solar devices.
  • the cover layer it is typically desirable for the cover layer to be resistant to degradation by ultraviolet (UV) light and weatherable. Photo-oxidative degradation caused by UV light (e.g., in a range from 280 to 400 nm) may result in color change and deterioration of optical and mechanical properties of polymeric films.
  • UV light e.g., in a range from 280 to 400 nm
  • the optional cover layer described herein can provide, for example, a durable, weatherable topcoat for a photovoltaic device.
  • the cover layers are generally abrasion and impact resistant and can prevent degradation of, for example, photovoltaic devices when they are exposed to outdoor elements.
  • electronic devices can be encapsulated directly with the methods described herein.
  • the devices can be attached to a flexible carrier substrate, and a mask can be deposited to protect electrical connections from inorganic barrier layer(s), polymer layer(s), or other layer(s) during their deposition.
  • the inorganic barrier layer(s), polymer layer(s), and other layer(s) making up the multilayer barrier assembly can be deposited as described elsewhere in this disclosure, and the mask can then be removed, exposing the electrical connections.
  • the moisture-sensitive device is a moisture-sensitive electronic device.
  • the moisture-sensitive electronic device can be, for example, an organic, inorganic, or hybrid organic/inorganic semiconductor device including, for example, a photovoltaic device such as a copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) solar cell; a display device such as an organic light emitting display (OLED), electrochromic display, electrophoretic display, or a liquid crystal display (LCD) such as a quantum dot LCD display; an OLED or other electroluminescent solid state lighting device, or a combination thereof.
  • the multilayered barrier assembly may be highly transmissive to visible light, although this is not a requirement.
  • composite articles including multilayer barrier assemblies according to the present disclosure include solar devices (e.g., a photovoltaic cell).
  • the multilayer barrier assembly may be disposed on a photovoltaic cell.
  • Suitable solar cells include those that have been developed with a variety of materials each having a unique absorption spectra that converts solar energy into electricity. Each type of semiconductor material will have a characteristic band gap energy which causes it to absorb light most efficiently at certain wavelengths of light, or more precisely, to absorb electromagnetic radiation over a portion of the solar spectrum.
  • Examples of materials used to make solar cells and their solar light absorption band-edge wavelengths include: crystalline silicon single junction (about 400 nm to about 1150 run), amorphous silicon single junction (about 300 nm to about 720 nm), ribbon silicon (about 350 nm to about 1150 nm), CIS (Copper Indium Selenide) (about 400 nm to about 1300 nm), CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium di-Selenide) (about 350 nm to about 1100 nm), CdTe (about 400 nm to about 895 nm), GaAs multi junction (about 350 nm to about 1750 nm).
  • the shorter wavelength left absorption band edge of these semiconductor materials is typically between 300 nm and 400 nm.
  • the substrate of the composite article is a polymer film and the substrate is bonded to a photovoltaic cell (e.g., a CIGS cell); for example, by adhesive.
  • a photovoltaic cell e.g., a CIGS cell
  • the base polymer and intermediate polymer layers are typically irradiated with UV and visible light during many oxide deposition processes, e.g., sputtering, e-beam, and thermal evaporation that are used during the fabrication production of the layered barrier assembly.
  • oxide deposition processes e.g., sputtering, e-beam, and thermal evaporation that are used during the fabrication production of the layered barrier assembly.
  • Some of these oxide deposition processes are conducted in oxidative environments (e.g., in the presence of oxygen).
  • the oxide deposition processes can damage the polymer layers. For example, they can cause photodegradation, photo-oxidation, and/or cause chemical transformation leading to new chemical moieties, which may be light absorbing.
  • the multilayered barrier assembly may be subjected to near UV and/or visible light, which can cause further photodegradation and photo-oxidation of polymer layers (e.g., base and/or intermediate polymer layers). This can cause loss of adhesion between polymer layers and adjacent layers, particularly between an oxide layer and a polymer layer onto which the oxide layer was deposited, resulting in a degradation of barrier performance.
  • polymer layers e.g., base and/or intermediate polymer layers.
  • polymer layers which comprise reaction products of the di(meth)acrylates of Formula I according to the present disclosure provide substantially improved resistance to UV and/or visible light photodegradation and/or photo-oxidation, and improve the durability of the composite articles.
  • barrier film assemblies according to the present disclosure may have other beneficial properties such as high transmission of visible light, reduced water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) and/or Oxygen transmission rate (OTR), for example.
  • Multilayer barrier assemblies in composite articles according to the present disclosure can have an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) less than about 0.1 cc/m 2 -day, less than about 0.05 cc/m 2 -day, than 0.01 cc/ m 2 -day, less than about 0.005 cc/m 2 -day, or even less than about 0.0005 cc/m 2 -day, at 23°C and 100 percent relative humidity, wherein "cc" means cubic centimeter.
  • Multilayer barrier assemblies in composite articles according to the present disclosure can have an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) less than about 0.1 cc/m 2 -day, less than about 0.05 cc/m 2 -day, less than 0.01 cc/ m 2 -day, less than 0.008 cc/ m 2 -day, less than about 0.005 cc/m 2 -day, or even less than about 0.0005 cc/m 2 -day, at 23 °C and 0 percent relative humidity.
  • OTR oxygen transmission rate
  • multilayer barrier assemblies in composite articles according to the present disclosure can have a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) less than about 0.05, 0.01, 0.005, 0.0005, or 0.00005 g/m 2 -day at 50 °C and 100% Relative Humidity.
  • WVTR water vapor transmission rate
  • multilayer barrier assemblies in composite articles and barrier films according to the present disclosure can have an average spectral light transmission of 75, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 95, 97, 98% as measured on a UV-Visible light spectrometer at an angle of incidence of 0° and by averaging the percent light transmission from 400 nm to 700 nm.
  • the barrier assembly in an article or film can be fabricated by deposition of the various layers onto the substrate, in a roll-to-roll vacuum chamber similar to the system described in U. S. Pat. Nos. 5,440,446 (Shaw et al.) and 7,018,713 (Padiyath, et al.).
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article comprising:
  • the multilayer barrier assembly comprising: a base polymer layer adjacent to the substrate, wherein the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate
  • each R 1 independently represents H or methyl
  • R 2 and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R 2 and R 3 may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms;
  • R 4 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and a base inorganic barrier layer bonded to the base polymer layer;
  • top polymer layer bonded to the multilayer barrier assembly opposite the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to the first embodiment, wherein the multilayer barrier assembly further comprises an intermediate polymer layer bonded to the base inorganic barrier layer and an intermediate inorganic barrier layer bonded to the intermediate polymer layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to the first or second embodiment, wherein the substrate comprises a flexible transparent polymer film.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to third embodiments, wherein the polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprises at least 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90 or 95 percent by weight of said at least one di(meth)acrylate.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to fourth embodiments, wherein the base inorganic barrier layer comprises at least one of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, or silicon aluminum oxide.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to fifth embodiments, wherein R 2 and R 3 are methyl.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to sixth embodiments, wherein Rl is H, and R 4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to seventh embodiments, wherein the top polymer layer comprises a (meth)acrylic polymer (e.g., a (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 80°C).
  • a (meth)acrylic polymer e.g., a (meth)acrylic polymer having a glass transition temperature of at least 80°C.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to the eighth embodiment, wherein the (meth)acrylic polymer is formed from the polymerization of monomers comprising (meth)acrylates that contain cycloaliphatic groups, wherein the ring(s) structure, exclusive of substituents, is composed of 6 to 12 atoms chosen from C, N, O, and S.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to ninth embodiments, further comprising an adhesion-modifying layer disposed between the top polymer layer and the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to the tenth embodiment, wherein the adhesion-modifying layer comprises an adhesion-promoting layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to eleventh embodiments, further comprising an adhesive layer disposed on the top polymer layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to twelfth embodiments, further comprising a cover layer disposed opposite the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a composite article according to any of the first to thirteenth embodiments, wherein the substrate comprises at least one of a polymer film, an electronic display, an electronic light source, a thin film transistor, or a photovoltaic device.
  • the present disclosure provides a method of making a composite article, the method comprising sequentially:
  • the multilayer barrier assembly comprises:
  • the base polymer layer comprises a polymerized reaction product of polymerizable components comprising at least one di(meth)acrylate
  • each R 1 independently represents H or methyl
  • R 2 and R 3 independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or R 2 and R 3 may together form an alkylene group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms;
  • R 4 represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and a base inorganic barrier layer bonded to the base polymer layer, wherein the multilayer
  • barrier assembly has an outermost inorganic barrier layer opposite the substrate; and bonding a top polymer layer to the outermost inorganic barrier layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to the fifteenth embodiment, wherein the multilayer barrier assembly further comprises an intermediate polymer layer bonded to the base inorganic barrier layer and an intermediate inorganic barrier layer bonded to the intermediate polymer layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to the fifteenth or sixteenth embodiment, wherein the base inorganic barrier layer is sputter deposited on the base polymer layer while the base polymer layer is bonded to the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to the fifteenth or seventeenth embodiment, further comprising disposing an adhesion-modifying layer between the top polymer layer and the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to the eighteenth embodiment, wherein the adhesion-modifying layer comprises an adhesion-promoting layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to any of the fifteenth to the nineteenth embodiments, further comprising disposing an adhesive layer on the top polymer layer.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to any of the fifteenth to twentieth embodiments, further comprising disposing a cover layer opposite the substrate.
  • the present disclosure provides a method according to any of the fifteenth to twenty -first embodiments, wherein the substrate comprises at least one of a polymer film, an electronic display, an electronic light source, a thin film transistor, or a photovoltaic device.
  • Composite barrier films of Examples 1-2 and Comparative Examples A-K were laminated to a 0.05 mm (0.002 in) thick ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene film available as NORTON ETFE from St. Gobain Performance Plastics, Wayne, New Jersey) polymer sheet using a 0.05 mm (0.002 in) thick pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) containing a UV absorber (available as 3M OPTICALLY CLEAR ADHESIVE 8172PCL from 3M Company, St. Paul).
  • the PSA blocks almost all of the UV-B irradiation and most of the UV-A irradiation with partial transmission as wavelengths approach 400 nm. At wavelengths in.
  • the PSA was first laminated to the ETFE film. Then a 1 inch (2.54 cm) wide piece of tape (available as 3M Polyester Tape 8403 from 3M Company) was placed adhesive side up on the top polymer layer of the composite barrier film along a cut edge of the composite barrier film that ran cross- web. The ETFE/PSA construction was then laminated to the composite barrier film such, that the top acrylale polymer was adjacent to die PSA Thus, laminate constructions were made, where the top polymer layer of the composite barrier film was adjacent to the PSA. The tape served to keep the ETFE/PSA and composite barrier film unattached along one edge of the laminate construction. This provided tabs that could be secured in the grips of a tensile testing Instron machine for subsequent I -peel testing.
  • Comparative Examples A-K The LC was cut to 6.5 in (16.5 cm) x 9.5 in (24.1 cm). Two LCs were prepared in this manner. One LC (the bottom LC) was of the same composition and construction of that of Comparative Example A LC (TCDD as the acrylate to form the base polymer layer and 94 wt.% TCDD plus 6 wt.% K90 to form the top polymer layer). This LC served to protect the underside of the SSM and was not subject to subsequent weathering evaluation. The other LC (the top LC) contained the Example or Comparative Example composite barrier film that would be evaluated. The bottom LC was placed ETFE-side down onto a flat, clean working surface.
  • a 5.5 in (14 cm) x 8.5 in (21.6 cm), 0.0056 in (0.14 mm) thick, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) - coated aluminum foil (available as 8656K61 from McMaster-Carr, Santa Fe Springs, California) was placed on top of the encapsulant film with the aluminum-side down and PTFE-side up.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • a hot melt adhesive edge tape (available as HELIOSEAL PVS-101A from Karlerling Chemische Fabrik GMBH, Pirmasens, Germany) that was approximately 1 mm thick and 12 mm wide was placed around the perimeter of the foil and underlying encapsulant film, and onto the exposed or uncovered surface of the bottom LC, thus framing the foil and underlying encapsulant film.
  • the other LC (the top LC), which contained the LC that would be evaluated by Damp Heat Aging and subsequent T-peel testing was placed on top with the PET-side of this LC adjacent to the PTFE-coated aluminum foil.
  • the resulting multi-component construction was vacuum laminated at 150 °C for 12 min to form the 6.5 in (16.5 cm) x 9.5 in (24.1 cm) SSM.
  • LCs were razor-cut to approximately 7 cm x 14 cm rectangular pieces and mounted in a metal fixture which held the sample and also blocked light from entering through the backside or PET-side of the LC. Black anodized aluminum was also placed between the backside of the LC sample and fixture. Light entered through the front or top side, i.e., the ETFE-side, of the LC. Mounted LC samples were aged for 200, 400, 600, and in some cases 1000 hours (hr) as follows. The air-filled environmental chamber was held at 65 °C and 15% Relative Humidity. Radiation was provided by a xenon arc lamp through ASTM D7869 daylight filters.
  • the irradiance was controlled such that at 340 nm, the spectral irradiance after the daylight filters was 1.3 (W/m 2 )/nm.
  • the lamp was on a black plate in the chamber had a temperature of approximately 90 °C.
  • SSM's were aged for 500 and 1000 hours in the dark in an air-filled environmental chamber set to conditions of 85 °C and 85% Relative Humidity (model SE-1000-3, Thermotron Industries,
  • Unaged and light-aged LCs were razor-cut into 0.5 in (1.27 cm) wide strips.
  • the strips were peel tested per ASTM D 1876-08 T-peel test method.
  • the strips were peeled by a peel tester (commercially available under the trade designation "INSIGHT 2 SL” with Testworks 4 software from MTS, Eden Prairie, Minnesota) with a 10 in/min (25.4 cm/min) peel rate.
  • the strips were peeled in the web or machine direction with reference to the web-based, vapor coating process used to fabricate the composite barrier films (see COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE A, General Procedure A for Making Composite Barrier Films).
  • the peel strength for an individual strip was taken as the average of the peel strength from approximately 1.3 to 15.1 cm of extension.
  • the reported average peel strength value is the average of 4 peel strengths of 4 strips.
  • Unaged and damp heat aged SSMs were disassembled by cutting the top LCs away from the PTFE-coated aluminum foil (and edge tape). Then, these top LCs were razor-cut into 1.0 inch (2.54 cm) wide strips and peel tested according to ASTM D 1876-08 T-peel test method. The strips were peeled by a peel tester (available as INSIGHT 2 SL with TESTWORKS 4 software from MTS, Eden Prairie, Minnesota) with a 10 in/min (25.4 cm/min) peel rate. The strips were peeled in the web or machine direction with reference to the web-based, vapor coating process used to fabricate the composite barrier films (see COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE A, General Procedure A for Making Composite Barrier Films). The peel strength for an individual strip was taken as the average of the peel strength from approximately 1.3 to 15.1 cm of extension. The reported average peel strength value is the average of 4 peel strengths of 4 strips.
  • Water vapor transmission rates of composite barrier films were measured in accordance with ASTM F- 1249 at 50 °C and 100% relative humidity (RH) with a MOCON PERMATRAN-W Model 700 WVTR testing system from MOCON, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota). The lower detection limit of this instrument was 0.005 (g/m 2 )/day.
  • Oxygen transmission rates of composite barrier films were measured in accordance with ASTM
  • UV-Vis spectrometer at a 0° angle of incidence by averaging the percent light transmission between 400 nm and 700 nm.
  • a roll of heat-stabilized PET film substrate 5 mil (0.127 mm) thick and available as XST 6642 from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Delaware), was loaded into a roll-to-roll vacuum processing chamber.
  • the chamber was pumped down to a pressure of 1 x 10 "5 torr (1.3 mPa).
  • the web speed was maintained at 4.8 meter/min while maintaining the backside of the film in contact with a coating drum chilled to -10 °C. With the backside of the film in contact with the drum, a multilayer barrier assembly and top polymer layer were produced on the front side.
  • the film surface was treated with a nitrogen plasma at 0.02 kW of plasma power.
  • the film surface was then coated with TCDD.
  • the TCDD was degassed under vacuum to a pressure of 20 millitorr (2.7 Pa) prior to coating, loaded into a syringe pump, and pumped at a flow rate of 1.33 mL/min through an ultrasonic atomizer operated at a frequency of 60 kHz into a heated vaporization chamber maintained at 260 °C.
  • the resulting monomer vapor stream condensed onto the film surface and was polymerized or cured using a multi-filament electron-beam cure gun operated at 7.0 kV and 4 mA to form a cured acrylate layer, i.e., the base polymer layer, of approximately 720 nm in thickness.
  • a SipAl O r layer was sputter-deposited atop the desired length (23 m) of the base polymer layer.
  • One alternating current (AC) power supply was used to control one pair of cylindrical rotating cathodes; housing two 90% Si / 10% Al targets (commercially available from Soleras Advanced Coatings, Deinze, Belgium).
  • AC alternating current
  • the voltage signal from the power supply was used as an input for a proportional-integral-differential control loop to maintain a
  • the AC power supply sputtered the 90% Si / 10% Al targets using 16000 watts of power, with a gas mixture containing 350 seem argon and 190 seem oxygen at a sputter pressure of 3.5 millitorr (0.47 Pa). This provided a base inorganic barrier layer of
  • a second acrylate composition consisting of 94 wt.% of TCDD and 6 wt. % of K90, was coated and cured on the same 23 meter length of web where the SipAlqO r had been deposited using the same general conditions as for the base polymer layer, except that the electron beam
  • polymerization or cure was carried out using a multi-filament electron-beam cure gun operated at 7 kV and 5 mA, resulting in top polymer layer of approximately 720 nm.
  • Composite barrier films of Examples 1 - 2 and Comparative Examples B - K were made by repeating the General Procedure A for Making Composite Barrier Films as described for Comparative Example A with changes in choice of acrylates and their respective flow rates through the ultrasonic atomizers as specified in Table 2, which also lists monomers and conditions for Comparative Example A for reference.
  • the Acrylate Monomer listed for the Top Polymer Layer for all the Examples and Comparative Examples constituted 94 weight percent of the acrylate monomers evaporated to form the top polymer layer. The other 6 weight percent was K90. The flow rate was of the mixture of the acrylate listed and K90.
  • the Acrylate Monomer(s) listed constituted 100 weight percent of the acrylate monomers evaporated to form the base polymer layer; no K90 was employed.
  • the inorganic barrier layer thickness was nominally 15 - 25 nm for Examples 1-2 and
  • Comparative Examples B-K The procedure for preparing polymerized NPGDA layers in Comparative Examples B, C, G, and H required higher liquid monomer flow rates through the ultrasonic atomizers and thus higher monomer vapor flow rates relative to the liquid and vapor flow rates of other monomers in the other examples in an effort to obtain similar polymer layer thicknesses.
  • NPGDA vapor with a vapor pressure greater than 20 micrometers Hg (2.7 Pa) at 25°C, did not fully condense on the PET film substrate in the coating of these examples. A significant fraction of the evaporated NPGDA coated other surfaces in the vapor coater, in addition to the polymer substrate.
  • the average light transmission from 400 nm to 700 nm (T j ) and the water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) for the composite barrier films of Examples 1-2 and Comparative Examples A-K are also reported in Table 2 (below).
  • the oxygen (gas) transmission rate (OTR) for the composite barrier films of Examples 1-2 and Comparative Examples A, B, C, I, J, and K are also reported in Table 2 (below).
  • Examples 1-2 and Comparative Examples A-K were used to make Laminate Constructions (LCs) as described in the LAMINATE CONSTRUCTION METHOD hereinbefore. These LCs underwent accelerated light aging as described in the ACCELERATED LIGHT AGING METHOD, and then were cut into strips and peel tested as described in the T- PEEL ADHESION TEST FOR LIGHT AGED LCs hereinabove. Results are reported in Table 3, below.

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L'invention concerne un article composite comprenant un ensemble barrière multicouche lié à un substrat, et une couche polymère supérieure collée à l'ensemble barrière multicouche à l'opposé du substrat. L'ensemble barrière multicouche comprend une couche polymère inférieure et une couche barrière inorganique inférieure. La couche polymère inférieure comprend un produit réactionnel polymérisé de composants polymérisables comprenant au moins un di(méth)acrylate représenté par la formule. Chaque R1 représente indépendamment H ou un méthyle ; R2 et R3 représentent indépendamment un groupe alkyle comportant de 1 à 4 atomes de carbone ou R2 et R3 peuvent former conjointement un groupe alkylène comportant de 2 à 7 atomes de carbone ; et R4représente un groupe alkyle comportant de 1 à 12 atomes de carbone. L'invention porte également sur des procédés de fabrication dudit article.
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